Whose watching Ohtani's one inning tonight?

[Snapolit1]

Count me in. Amazing story for baseball. He's going to just pitch one inning tonight and ramp up slowly.

Knowing this guy he might strike out the side.

[bk400]

I'll be watching! I try to catch as many of Ohtani's games as I can.

[cgjackson222]

I know he gave up a run, but man he’s got great stuff!
Hit 100mph and his movement was crazy.
Ump cost him by blowing the check swing call.

[Snapolit1]

Rusty, but light contact and bad umpiring certainly didn't help. Ump was all over the place.

[SyrNy1960]

First, I’m a huge Ohtani fan, and I completely understand the excitement about him pitching. But I think it will eventually cause unfortunate injuries, taking the bat out of his hands. I hope I’m wrong, but pitching only adds more chances for injuries.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by SyrNy1960

First, I’m a huge Ohtani fan, and I completely understand the excitement about him pitching. But I think it will eventually cause unfortunate injuries, taking the bat out of his hands. I hope I’m wrong, but pitching only adds more chances for injuries.

While, as a Dodger fan, that's obviously a concern. His history has shown that his pitching injuries don't really hamper his playing time or effectiveness at DH. Since he never has to play the field he never has to throw so oftentimes he can play through the pitching injury.

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

While, as a Dodger fan, that's obviously a concern. His history has shown that his pitching injuries don't really hamper his playing time or effectiveness at DH. Since he never has to play the field he never has to throw so oftentimes he can play through the pitching injury.

I definitely hope I’m wrong. He is such an amazing hitter.

[bk400]

I love Ohtani. He's such a man. He could have taken the easier way out and open up his pitching against the Nationals, Rockies or the White Sox. But he mans up and takes on the top of the order of the Padres.

Ohtani is an old school competitor. He doesn't preen or prance or talk shit. He gets beat up a bit in his first inning and owns it.

And then he goes out and drives in the tying run to make up for his underperformance (even though it is a rehab start basically).

I tip my cap to him, even as a Mets fan. I can see why the Dodgers love him in the clubhouse. If you have a guy like Ohtani in there, you know that all the divos (male divas) like Rafael Devers just don't make it.

[Carter08]

Ohtani’s swing is the smoothest I’ve ever seen (early years Griffey Jr and maybe short peak Strawberry come to mind too). A home run just looks inevitable when he reads the ball and swings through it. Judge is an equally impressive hitter but he looks a little more violent when he crushes one.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Carter08

Ohtani’s swing is the smoothest I’ve ever seen (early years Griffey Jr and maybe short peak Strawberry come to mind too). A home run just looks inevitable when he reads the ball and swings through it. Judge is an equally impressive hitter but he looks a little more violent when he crushes one.

Nice to see that Strawberry swing get some love. It looked like he wasn't even trying and the ball flew. For my money the easiest swing I've ever seen. I think of it as the exact opposite of Reggie Jackson's swing which was violent and seemed out of control.

[packs]

Gary Sheffield was another guy with a violent swing but at the same time there was something beautiful about it.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Nice to see that Strawberry swing get some love. It looked like he wasn't even trying and the ball flew. For my money the easiest swing I've ever seen. I think of it as the exact opposite of Reggie Jackson's swing which was violent and seemed out of control.

The only thing more entertaining than a Reggie home run was a Reggie strikeout.

How many times did Reggie come right out of his helmet, on a swing and a miss? Sometimes he’d lose a helmet and hit a HR in the same at bat.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

The only thing more entertaining than a Reggie home run was a Reggie strikeout.

How many times did Reggie come right out of his helmet, on a swing and a miss? Sometimes he’d lose a helmet and hit a HR in the same at bat.

He'd corkscrew himself completely into the ground on a particularly good whiff.